Store bought rod epoxy.

[chris69]

Just finished stripping the guides from a new NS amped 10 to 20 lb stick and I’ve never had such a hard time doing it the epoxy was very hard not flexible like it should be the razor blade was chattering trying to cut across the guide foot no wounder the new generation rods are snapping there fighting against the hard spot from the stiff epoxy.

Anyways from standard this rod came with a size 5 tip which I could not get a 60 lb leader through it so now I’m putting a size 7 tip and double foot Fuji frazlites on it.

[Volvo]

So what finish did you decide to go with ??.

[chris69]

Ive still got some old flex coat, ive got to mix some up and see how it cures if it crap ill give some of that new stuff Gen4 a go if the rod works has it in stock,ill wrap my guides this weekend.

[Volvo]

Ive still got some old flex coat, ive got to mix some up and see how it cures if it crap ill give some of that new stuff Gen4 a go if the rod works has it in stock,ill wrap my guides this weekend.

Good luck trying to get Gen4 im still waiting for some to get back in the Country.
Flex Coat should do the job i would have thought.

[chris69]

Yer it will if its still ok ,the stuff i cut off was atrocious it was like 3to1 clear laminating epoxy,ive never had a problem with the flex coat when i was building some rod i had a little squeeze bottle alcohol torch to heat things up to get any air out but the new gen4 sounds like a good thing.

[Runamuck]

Will you have any before and after shots?